Online Research Tools

Researchers may find the following tools useful in their work. Emphasis is given to free (or at least having free components) and online tools or services.

Data Management Planning:

DMPTool - The DMPTool provides a step-by-step interface for creating a Data Management Plan for NSF, NIH and many other funding agencies.

Electronic Lab Notebooks:

Electronic Lab Notebooks - Guide for prospective users; Information for researchers who are interested in adopting an Electronic Lab Notebook system for documenting research and managing data.

ELN at Harvard Medical School - The Electronic Lab Notebook Matrix has been created to aid researchers in the process of identifying a usable Electronic Lab Notebook solutions to meet their specific research needs. Through this resource, researchers can compare and contrast the numerous solutions available today, and also explore individual options in-depth.

Open Science Framework - Interdisciplinary research project management and collaboration platform. Works with other services such as Figshare, Google Drive and Mendeley.

RSpace - An ELN for researchers to organize, manage and collaborate on their projects.

TableauPublic - Free version of their desktop and online data visualization platform. All data uploaded to TableauPublic is available to everyone on the Internet. The paid versions allow restricted access.

Qualtrics

The Qualtrics online survey platform is available to all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff. The platform may be accessed at https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com . Be sure to use this link so you will be able to use all the features available. If you need help using Qualtrics, please contact Research Data Services at datasvcs@syr.edu.

The tutorials below will help you learn the basics of the most commonly used features of Qualtrics. Please be sure to also watch our Data Training tutorials as well.